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The scope of the project had the following goals: (1) Develop a system of taking radar target data into a computer to display to a ship's officer the danger of possible collision with up to ten target ships in the vicinity. (2) Use the computer to display bearing, range, speed, closest point of approach, and time of approach of any of the ten targets. (3) Use the computer display to show projected course of target vessels for 30 minutes of advance. (4) Use the computer to show to safe course and speed maneuver to avoid possible collision. (5) Allow target acquisition to be either manual or automatic. (6) The prototype radar data computer is to be tested and evaluated at sea.